Man who made £1.2m from fake vinyl records caught out by Clash fan

Richard Hutter charged up to 35 for counterfeit albums by bands like the Beatles and Nirvana over six-year period

A businessman who made more than 1m selling fake vinyl records was caught after a fan of punk band the Clash complained that the sound quality of an LP he had bought was not as sharp as it should have been.

Trading standards officers launched an investigation into Richard Hutter and found that he had been selling thousands of counterfeit records to rock and pop fans over a six-year period.